Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 19, 2007
Submitted
December 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N206UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30212
Aircraft time
37,898 hours, 5,699 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Oven
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLT DIVERTED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE AFT MAIN CABIN AREA. FOUND MELTED PLASTIC IN R51 OVEN. REMOVE PLASTIC. CHECKED ALL RECIRCULATION FANS, OPS CHECKED GOOD. CHECKED AFT GALLEY AREAS, INCLUDING CEILING AREAS, AC DUCTING, AFT CARGO & AFT LAV. REMOVED CONTROL PANEL & CHECKED FOR BURNED ODOR ON WIRES. NONE NOTED. REMOVED & CHECKED ALL OVENS. CHECKED POWER-WIRES FOR ODOR, NONE NOTED. RAN APU & ELECTRICALLY LOADED AC WITH A-C POWER. WITH OVENS IN OPERATION, & RECIRCULATION FANS ON FOR 3 HRS WHILE REINSPECTING AREAS. NO ODOR OF ANY ABNORMALITIES NOTED.